Donn
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In Irish mythology, Donn is an ancestor of the Gaels and believed to be a god of the dead. Donn is said to dwell in Tech Duinn, where the souls of the dead gather. He may have originally been an aspec
Bull Rock, off the southwest coast of Ireland, is often identified with Teach Duinn (the House of Donn)
Dursey Island
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Dursey Island lies at the southwestern tip of the Beara Peninsula in the west of County Cork in Ireland. Dursey Island is 6.5 kilometres long and 1.5 kilometres wide. The island is separated from the
Donn
…known as Tech Duinn. In the literature, Tech Duinn is said to lie at or beyond the western edge of Ireland. Tech Duinn is commonly identified with Bull Rock, an islet off the western tip of the Beara Peninsula. Bull Rock resembles a dolmen or portal tomb as it has a natural tunnel through it, allowing the…
Aerial view from the east
Standing stones on Dursey
The cable car and Dursey Sound, viewed from Dursey Island (September 2015)
Ecclesiastical ruins and graveyard at Ballynacallagh